Kevin cleared his throat sheepishly, "Well, you never asked!" "Do you think you can pull one over on me? Spill it! Is the item with her daughter or not?" "I had the same assumption, yet upon inquiry... no, it wasn't." Due to Mark's unforeseen arrival, Mr. Connor felt compelled to shadow his every move, fearing he might stir up trouble. This left him with no capacity to attend to esteemed guests and even less to engage with old Brown, effectively leaving the Brown family hanging throughout the engagement celebration. Charlotte, already irked by being outshone by Caroline, found herself seething when she saw her family sidelined. Losing her temper, she snapped at Lucas, "What is with your household? Haven't you the faintest clue of proper manners? How could your dad just ta

